Animal imagery in the book of Proverbs /
Any treatment of the figurative and symbolic function of animal imagery in biblical literature requires special attention to its contextual meaning and cultural evaluation.
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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Series: | Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ;
v. 118. |
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Preface; Abbreviations and Short References; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Animal Imagery as a Literary and Artistic Device; Chapter 3: Paradoxical Juxtaposition of Animal Imagery and Social Categories; Chapter 4: Animals as Models for Human Society; Conclusion; Appendix A: Animal Imagery as a Hermeneutical Tool for Analyzing the Conceptual Polarity in Qoheleth; Appendix B: A New Criterion for Identifying "Wisdom Psalms"; Bibliography; Index of Scriptural and other Ancient References; Index of Animals; Index of Subjects.